The list covers vocabulary appropriate to the A2 level on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and includes receptive vocabulary (words that the cand[r]
(1)A
a det about prep add v afternoon n again adv Alex n Alice n
alien n alphabet n an det and conj angry adj animal n Anna n
answer n + v apartment n (UK flat) apple n arm n armchair n
ask v at prep of place
B
baby n badminton n bag n
ball n balloon n banana n baseball n baseball cap n basketball n bat (as sports equipment) n bath n
bathroom n
be v beach n bean n bear n beautiful adj bed n
bedroom n bee n behind prep Ben n
between prep big adj
bike n
Bill n bird n birthday n black adj blue adj board n board game n boat n
body n book n bookcase n bookshop n boots n
bounce v box n boy n bread n breakfast n brother n brown adj burger n bus n but conj bye excl
C
cake n camera n
can v candy n (UK
sweet(s)) car carrot n n Starters A–Z
Word List Grammatical key
adj adjective adv adverb conj conjunction det determiner dis discourse marker
excl exclamation int interrogative n noun
poss possessive prep preposition
(2)cat n
catch (e.g a ball) v chair n chicken n child/children n chips n (US fries) chocolate n
choose v clap v class n classmate n classroom n clean adj + v clock n close v closed adj
clothes n coconut n colour n + v (US color)
come v complete v computer n cool adj Cool! excl
correct adj count v cousin n cow n crayon n crocodile n cross n + v cupboard n
D
dad n Dan n day n desk n
dining room n
dinner n dirty adj do v dog n doll n
donkey n don’t worry excl door n
double adj draw v
drawing n dress n drink n + v drive v duck n
E
ear n eat v egg n
elephant n end n
English adj + n
enjoy v eraser n (UK rubber) Eva n
evening n example n eye n
F
face n family n fantastic n Fantastic! excl father n favourite adj (US favorite)
find v
fish (s + pl) n fishing n flat n (US apartment) floor n flower n
fly v food n foot/feet n football n (US soccer)
for prep friend n
fries n (UK chips) frog n from prep fruit n fun adj + n funny adj
G
game n garden n get v giraffe n girl n give v glasses n
go v
go to bed v go to sleep v goat n good adj goodbye excl Grace n
grandfather n grandma n grandmother n grandpa n grape n gray adj (UK grey)
great adj + excl green adj grey adj (US gray)
guitar n
H
hair n hall n
hand n handbag n
happy adj hat n
(3)he pron head n helicopter n hello excl her poss adj + pron
here adv
hers pron Hi! excl him pron hippo n his poss adj + pron
hit v
hobby n hockey n hold v
home n + adv Hooray! excl horse n
house n how int how many int how old int Hugo n
I
I pron ice cream n
in prep of place
+ time in front of it pron prep its pronposs adj +
J
jacket n jeans n
jellyfish n Jill n
juice n jump v
K
keyboard n (computer) kick v
kid n Kim n
kitchen n kite n
kiwi n know v
L
lamp n learn v leg n lemon n lemonade n lesson n let’s v
letter n (as in alphabet) like prep + v lime n line n listen v live v
living room n lizard n long adj look v look at v lorry n (US truck)
a lot adv + pron a lot of det lots adv + pron lots of det love v Lucy n lunch n
M
make v man/men n mango n many det Mark n mat n Matt n
May (as in girl’s
name) n me pron me too dis meat n meatballs n milk n mine pron mirror n
Miss title monkey n monster n morning n mother n motorbike n mouse/mice n mouse n
(computer) mouth n Mr title Mrs title mum n music n my poss adj
N
name n new adj
next to prep nice adj
Nick n night n
(4)not adv now adv number n
O
of prep oh dis oh dear excl OK adj + dis
old adj
on prep of place one det + pron onion n
open adj + v or conj
orange adj + n our poss adj
ours pron
P
page n paint n + v painting n paper adj + n pardon int park n part n Pat n
pea n pear n pen n pencil n
person/people n pet n
phone n + v photo n
piano n pick up v picture n pie n
pineapple n pink adj plane n play v
playground n please dis point v polar bear n poster n potato n purple adj put v
Q
question n
R
radio n read v really adv red adj
rice n ride v
right adj (as in correct)
right dis robot n room n rubber n (US
eraser) rug n ruler n run v
S
sad adj Sam n sand n sausage n say v scary adj school n sea n see v
See you! excl sentence n she pron
sheep (s + pl) n shell n
ship n shirt n
shoe n shop n (US store) short adj shorts n show v silly adj sing v sister n sit v
skateboard n skateboarding n skirt n
sleep v small adj smile n + v
snake n so dis
soccer n (UK football) sock n sofa n some det song n
sorry adj + int spell v
spider n sport n stand v start v stop v store n (UK
shop) story n street n Sue n sun n supper n
sweet(s) n (US candy)
(5)T
table n table tennis n tablet n tail n
take a photo/ picture v talk v teacher n teddy (bear) n television/TV n tell v
tennis n
tennis racket n teddy (bear) n
thank you dis thanks dis that det + pron the det
their poss adj theirs pron them pron then dis there adv these det + pron they pron thing n
this det + pron those det + pron
throw v tick n + v tiger n to prep today adv + n Tom n
tomato n too adv toy n train n tree n trousers n
truck n (UK lorry) try n + v T-shirt n
TV/television n
U
ugly adj under prep understand v us pron
V
very adv
W
walk v wall n want v watch n + v water n watermelon n
wave v we pron wear v well dis well done dis what int
where int which int white adj who int whose int window n
with prep
woman/women n
word n would like v wow! excl write v
X
(No words at this level) Y
year n yellow adj
yes adv you pron
young adj your poss adj
yours pron
Z
(6)Letters & numbers
Candidates will be expected to understand and write the letters of the alphabet and numbers 1–20.
Names
Candidates will be expected to recognise and write the following names: Alex
Alice Anna Ben Bill Dan Eva Grace Hugo
Jill Kim Lucy Mark Matt May Nick Pat Sam
Sue Tom
(7)A
above prep address n afraid adj after prep age n
all adj + adv + det + pron
all right adj + adv
along prep always adv another det + pron
any det + pron
app n around prep asleep adj at prep of time aunt n
awake adj
B
back adj + adv + n
bad adj badly adv balcony n band (music) n basement n bat n be called v
beard n because conj before prep below prep best adj + adv better adj + adv blanket n blond(e) adj boring adj
both det + pron bottle n
bottom adj + n bowl n
brave adj break n brilliant adj brilliant! excl bring v
build v building n bus station n bus stop n busy adj buy v by prep
C
café n cage n call v car park n careful adj
carefully adv carry v
catch v (e.g a bus)
CD n
centre n (US center) Clare n change v Charlie n
cheese n cinema n circle n circus n city n
Movers A–Z Word List
Grammatical key adj adjective
adv adverb conj conjunction det determiner dis discourse marker
excl exclamation int interrogative n noun
poss possessive prep preposition
(8)city/town centre n clever adj climb v cloud n cloudy adj
clown n coat n coffee n cold adj + n come on! excl comic n
comic book n cook n + v cough n could v (as in past of can for ability)
country n countryside n cry v
cup n curly adj
D
Daisy n + v dangerous adj dance n + v dangerous adj daughter n dentist n
dentist n
difference n different adj difficult adj doctor n dolphin n
down adv + prep downstairs adv + n
dream n + v dress up v drive n
driver n drop v dry adj + v DVD n
E
earache n easy adj e-book n
elevator n (UK lift)
email n + v
every det everyone pron everything pron
exciting adj excuse me dis
F
fair adj fall v famous adj farm n farmer n fat adj
feed v field n
film n + v (US movie)
film (US movie) star n
fine adj + excl first adj + adv fish v
fix v
floor n (e.g ground, 1st, etc.)
fly n forest n Fred n Friday n frightened adj funfair n
G
get dressed v get off v get on v
get undressed v
get up v glass n
go shopping v
goal n
granddaughter n
grandparent n grandson n
grass n ground n grow v grown-up n
H
have (got) to v headache n helmet n help v hide v
holiday n homework n hop v
hospital n hot adj
how adv how much adv + int
how often adv + int
huge adj hundred n hungry adj hurt v
I
(9)ill adj
inside adv + n
internet n into prep
invite v island n
J
Jack n
Jane n Jim n Julia n jungle n
K
kangaroo n kick n kind n kitten n
L
lake n laptop n last adj + adv laugh n + v
leaf/leaves n library n lift n (US elevator)
Lily n lion n little adj look for v
lose v loud adj loudly adv
M
machine n map n market n Mary n matter n
mean v message n milkshake n mistake n model n
Monday n moon n
more adv + det + pron
most adv + det + pron
mountain n moustache n move v movie n (UK film)
must v
N
naughty adj near adv + prep neck n
need v net n never adv
noise n noodles n nothing pron
nurse n
O
o’clock adv off adv + prep often adv
on adv + prep of time
only adv
opposite prep out adv out of prep
outside adv + n + prep
P
pair n pancake n panda n parent n parrot n party n pasta n
Paul n penguin n Peter n picnic n pirate n place n plant n + v
plate n player n pool n pop star n practice n practise v present n
(10)Q
quick adj quickly adv quiet adj quietly adv
R
rabbit n rain n + v rainbow n ride n
river n road n rock n
roller skates n
roller skating n roof n
round adj + adv + prep
S
safe adj sail n + v salad n Sally n sandwich n Saturday n sauce n scarf n score v seat n
second adj + adv send v
shall v shape n
shark n shop v shopping n shopping centre n (US center) shoulder n shout v shower n sick adj skate n + v skip v sky n slow adj
slowly adv snail n snow n + v someone pron something pron sometimes adv son n
soup n
sports centre n (US center) square adj + n stair(s) n star n station n
stomach n stomach-ache n straight adj strong adj Sunday n sunny adj supermarket n surprised adj sweater n sweet adj swim n
swimming pool n
swimsuit n
T
take v
take off v (i.e get undressed) tall adj
tea n teach v
temperature n terrible adj text n + v
than conj + prep then adv
thin adj think v
third adj + adv thirsty adj Thursday n ticket n
tired adj tooth/teeth n toothache n toothbrush n toothpaste n top adj + n towel n town n
town/city centre n (US center) tractor n travel v treasure n trip n Tuesday n
U
uncle n up adv + prep upstairs adv + n
V
vegetable n Vicky n video n + v village n
W
(11)water v waterfall n wave n weak adj weather n website n Wednesday n
week n weekend n well adj + adv wet adj whale n
when adv + conj + int
where pron which pron who pron why int wind n windy adj work n + v
world n
worse adj + adv worst adj + adv would v
wrong adj
X
(No words at this level) Y
yesterday adv + n
Z
Zoe n
Letters & numbers
Candidates will be expected to understand and write numbers 21–100 and ordinals 1st–20th.
Names
Candidates will be expected to recognise and write the following names: Clare
Charlie Daisy Fred Jack Jane
Jim Julia Lily Mary Paul Peter
Sally Vicky Zoe
(12)A
a.m (for time) across prep act v actor n actually adv adventure n after adv + conj ago adv
agree v air n
airport n alone adj already adv also adv amazing adj Amazing! excl ambulance n anyone pron anything pron anywhere adv
appear v April n arrive v art n artist n as adv as as adv astronaut n at the moment adv
August n autumn n (US fall)
away adv B
backpack n (UK rucksack) bandage n bank n beetle n before adv + conj
begin v
believe v belt n Betty n bicycle n bin n
biscuit n (US cookie) bit n
bored adj borrow v bracelet n brave adj break v bridge n broken adj brush n + v
burn v business n businessman/ woman n butter n butterfly n by myself adv by yourself adv C
calendar n camel n camp v card n
cartoon n castle n cave n century n
cereal n channel n chat v cheap adj
chemist(’s) n chess n chopsticks n club n
Flyers A–Z Word List
Grammatical key adj adjective
adv adverb conj conjunction det determiner dis discourse marker
excl exclamation int interrogative n noun
poss possessive prep preposition
(13)collect v college n comb n + v competition n
concert n conversation n cooker n cookie n (UK biscuit)
corner n costume n could v (for possibility) creature n
crown n cushion n cut v cycle v D
dark adj date n (as in time)
David n
dear adj (as in
Dear Harry) December n decide v deep adj delicious adj
desert n design n + v designer n diary n dictionary n
dinosaur n disappear v drum n during prep E
each det + pron eagle n
early adj + adv Earth n
east n elbow n else adv
Emma n empty adj end v engine n engineer n enormous adj enough adj + pron
enter (a competition) v entrance n envelope n environment n ever adv
everywhere adv
excellent adj + excl
excited adj exit n
expensive adj explain v explore v extinct adj F
factory n
fall (UK autumn) n fall over v far adj + adv fast adj + adv February n feel v festival n fetch v a few det
file n (as in open and close a file)
find out v finger n finish v fire n
fire engine n (US fire truck)
fire fighter n
fire station n flag n
flashlight n (UK torch)
flour n fog n foggy adj follow v
for prep of time forget v
fork n Frank n fridge n friendly adj frightening adj front adj + n full adj fur n furry adj future n G
gate n geography n George n get to v
glass adj glove n glue n + v Go away! excl
go out v gold adj + n golf n
group n
guess n + v gym n
H
half adj + n happen v hard adj + adv
Harry n hate v hear v
heavy adj Helen n high adj
(14)Holly n honey n hope v
horrible adj hotel n hour n
How long adv + int
hurry v
husband n
I
if conj
If you want! excl important adj improve v
In a minute! excl information n insect n instead adv
instrument n interested adj interesting adj invent v
invitation n
J
jam n January n job n
join v (a club) journalist n journey n
July n June n just adv K
Katy n keep v key n
kilometre n (US kilometer) kind adj
king n knee n knife n L
land v language n large adj late adj + adv later adv lazy adj
leave v
left adj + n (as in direction) let v
letter n (as in mail)
lie v (as in lie
down) lift v lift n (ride) light adj + n a little adv + det London n
look after v look like v lovely adj low adj lucky adj
M
magazine n make sure v manager n March n married adj match n (football) maths n (US math)
May n may v meal n mechanic n medicine n meet v meeting n member n metal adj + n
Michael n midday n middle n+ adj midnight n might v million n mind v minute n missing adj
mix v money n month n motorway n much adv + det + pron
museum n
N
necklace n nest n news n
newspaper n next adj + adv No problem!
excl noisy adj no-one pron
(15)O
ocean n October n octopus n
of course adv office n Oliver n
olives n once adv online adj
other det + pron oven n
over adv + prep P
p.m (for time) pajamas n (UK pyjamas) passenger n past n + prep path n pepper n perhaps adv photographer n piece n
pilot n pizza n planet n plastic adj + n platform n pleased adj pocket n police officer n police station n pond n
poor adj pop music n popular adj post v post office n postcard n prefer v prepare v prize n problem n
programme n (US program) project n pull v push v puzzle n
pyjamas n (US pajamas) pyramid n
Q
quarter n
queen n quite adv quiz n
R
race n + v racing (car; bike) adj railway n ready adj
remember v repair v repeat v restaurant n rich adj
Richard n right n (as in direction) ring n Robert n
rock music n rocket n
rucksack n (US backpack) S
salt n same adj Sarah n save v science n scissors n score n screen n search n + v secret n sell v
September n several adj shampoo n
shelf n should v silver adj + n since prep singer n ski n + v skyscraper n sledge n + v smell n + v snack n snowball n snowboard n snowboarding n snowman n
so adv + conj soap n soft adj
somewhere adv soon adv
Sophia n sore adj sound n + v south n space n spaceship n speak v special adj spend v
spoon n spot n spotted adj spring n stadium n stage n (theatre) stamp n stay v step n still adv stone n storm n
(16)strange adj strawberry n stream n stripe n striped adj
student n study v subject n such det suddenly adv
sugar n suitcase n summer n sunglasses n sure adj
surname n surprise n swan n swing n + T
take v (as in time e.g it takes 20 minutes) taste n + v taxi n team n telephone n tent n
thank v theatre n (US theater) thousand n through prep tidy adj + v time n timetable n
toe n
together adv tomorrow adv + n tonight adv + n torch n (US flashlight) tortoise n touch v
tour n traffic n trainers n tune n turn v turn off v turn on v tyre n (US tire) U
umbrella n unfriendly adj unhappy adj
uniform n university n unkind adj
untidy adj until prep unusual adj
use v usually adv V
view n violin n visit v volleyball n
W
waiter n warm adj way n west n wheel n while conj
whisper v whistle v wife n wifi n wild adj will v
William n win n wing n winner n winter n wish n + v
without prep wonderful adj wood n wool n worried adj X
x-ray n Y
yet adv yoghurt n
you’re welcome excl
Z
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Candidates will be expected to understand and write numbers 101–1,000 and ordinals 21st–31st.
Names
Candidates will be expected to recognise and write the following names: Betty
David Emma Frank
George Harry Helen Holly
Katy Michael Richard Robert
(18)VOCABULARY LIST Key English Test (KET)
Key English Test for Schools (KETfS)
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Introduction to the KET Vocabulary List
The KET Vocabulary List gives teachers a guide to the vocabulary needed when preparing students for the KET and KET for Schools examinations
Background to the list
The KET Vocabulary List was originally developed by Cambridge ESOL in consultation with external consultants to guide item writers who produce materials for the KET examination It drew on vocabulary from the Council of Europe’s Waystage (1990) specification and other vocabulary which corpus evidence shows is high frequency
The list covers vocabulary appropriate to the A2 level on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and includes receptive vocabulary (words that the candidate is expected to understand but which is not the focus of a question) and productive vocabulary (words that the candidate needs to know in order to answer a question)
The list does not provide an exhaustive list of all words which appear on the KET and KET for Schools question papers and candidates should not confine their study of vocabulary to the list alone
How the list is updated
The vocabulary of English changes over time, with words being added and other words falling into disuse In order to maintain its currency, the KET Vocabulary List is updated on an annual basis, with the decision to add or remove words being informed by reference to the Cambridge Learner Corpus and English Vocabulary Profile.
The Cambridge Learner Corpus is a collection of over 44 million words of English, based upon evidence of language use by learners from all over the world and from which the
English Vocabulary Profile has developed The English Vocabulary Profile shows the most common words and phrases that learners of English need to know in British or American English The meaning of each word or phrase in the wordlists has been assigned a level between A1 and B2 on the CEFR
A preview version of the English Vocabulary Profile can be accessed by visiting the website: http://www.englishprofile.org
Organisation of the list
• Word sets
Some categories of words that a learner at this level might be expected to know, e.g days of the week, are not included in the alphabetical list but are listed in Appendix Although ‘grammar words’ (pronouns, modal verbs, etc.) are included, the Language Specifications section of the KET and KET for Schools Handbooks (available from www.cambridgeesol.org) should be consulted for a more complete listing
• Exemplification
Example phrases and sentences showing how words might be used are given only where words with different meanings need to be constrained For example, bank is followed by ‘I
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• Multi-word verbs
All multi-word (or phrasal) verbs that a KET or KET for Schools candidate might be expected to know are included in the list These verbs include ‘literal’ verbs (i.e where the meaning is transparent), e.g sit down, go out and ‘non-literal’ verbs, e.g look after, get up
• Topic lists
In Appendix 2, words have been grouped together under common KET and/or KET for Schools themes, such as ‘Food and Drink’, ‘House and Home’ and ‘Sport’
Unsuitable topics
Cambridge ESOL examinations must not contain anything that might offend or upset candidates, potentially affect their performance or distract them during the examination A number of ‘sensitive’ topics are considered unsuitable for use in KET and KET for Schools, for example war and politics, and vocabulary relating to these is not included in the KET Vocabulary List
Personal vocabulary
The content of the KET Vocabulary List is general in nature and is unlikely to cover completely the productive vocabulary that may be required by candidates Candidates should know the specific lexis they will need to describe themselves and their lives, for example hobbies, likes and dislikes
Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the KET Vocabulary List are:
abbrev abbreviation or acronym mv modal verb
adj adjective n noun
adv adverb phr v phrasal verb
av auxiliary verb pl plural
Am Eng American English prep preposition
Br Eng British English prep phr prepositional phrase
conj conjunction pron pronoun
det determiner sing singular
exclam exclamation v verb
Summary of points to be noted
• The list does not include every word that may appear on a KET or KET for Schools paper
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Contents
A
B
C
D
E 10
F 11
G 12
H 11
I 12
J 12
K 12
L 13
M 14
N 15
O 15
P 16
Q 17
R 17
S 18
T 20
U 21
V 21
W 21
Y 21
Z 21
Appendix 21
Cardinal numbers 21
Ordinal numbers 21
Days of the week 21
Months of the year 21
Seasons of the year 21
Countries, languages and nationalities 21
Continents 21
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A a/an (det) able (adj)
• be able to about (adv & prep)
• What about a cold drink?
• I have about £3 (adv)
• a book about animals (prep) above (adv & prep)
accident (n)
across (adv & prep)
• The bank’s across the road
• He walked across the bridge act (n & v)
activity (n) actor (n) actually (adv) ad (n)
• an ad on TV add (v)
address (n) adult (adj & n) advanced (adj) adventure (n) advertisement (n) advice (n) aeroplane (n) afraid (adj)
after (adv & prep) afternoon (n) afterwards (adv) again (adv) against (prep)
• We watched England play against France
age (n)
• I don’t know his age aged (adj)
ago (adv) agree (v)
• Yes, I agree with you
• Don’t you agree, Sam? air (n)
• to travel by air airport (n)
alarm clock (n) album (n)
all (adv, det & pron)
all right/alright (adj, adv & exclam) almost (adv)
alone (adj & adv) along (prep) already (adv)
alright (adj, adv & exclam) also (adv)
always (adv) a.m (adv) amazing (adj) ambulance (n) among (prep) an (det) and (conj) angry (adj) animal (n)
another (det & pron) answer (n & v) any (det & pron) anybody (pron) anymore (adv) anyone (pron) anything (pron) anyway (adv) anywhere (adv) apartment (n)
apartment building (n)
apple (n) appointment (n)
• an appointment with the doctor
area (n) arm (n) armchair (n)
around (adv & prep)
• to travel around (adv)
• to sit around the table (prep) arrive (v)
art (n) article (n)
• an article about skiing artist (n)
as (conj & prep)
• as good as
• as soon as possible
• the same as ask (v)
assistant (n) as well (adv) as well (as) (prep) at (prep)
at / @ (prep)
• My email address is david@cambridgeesol.org attractive (adj)
aunt (n) autumn (n) available (adj) away (adv)
• He’s gone away
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B baby (n)
back (n, adv & adj) backpack (n) bad (adj) badly (adv) badminton (n) bag (n)
bake (v) ball (n) balloon (n) banana (n) band (n) bandage (n) bank (n)
• I changed my money in the bank
barbecue (n) baseball (n) basketball (n) bat (n) bath (n) bathing suit (n) bathroom (n) bathtub (n) battery (n) be (av & v) beach (n) bean (n) bear (n) beard (n) beautiful (adj) because (conj) become (v) bed (n) bedroom (n) bee (n)
before (adv, conj & prep) begin (v)
beginner (n) beginning (n) behind (adv & prep) believe (v)
belong (v)
below (adv & prep) belt (n)
beside (prep) best (adj & adv) better (adj & adv) between (prep) bicycle (n) big (adj) bike (n) bill (n)
• Can I have my bill, please? biology (n)
bird (n) birth (n) birthday (n)
biscuit (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: cookie)
bit (n)
• Just a small bit of cake, please
black (adj & n) blackboard (n) blanket (n) block (n)
• Shall we walk round the block?
blond(e) (adj) blood (n) blouse (n)
blue (adj & n) board (n)
• The teacher’s writing on the (black/white)board
board game (n) boat (n) body (n) boil (v) boiled (adj) book (n & v) bookcase (n) bookshelf (n)
bookshop (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: bookstore)
bookstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: bookshop)
boot (n)
• a pair of boots bored (adj)
boring (adj) born (v)
• I was born in Manchester borrow (v)
• She borrowed a book from the library
boss (n)
both (pron & det) bother (v) bottle (n) bottom (n)
• at the bottom of the stairs bowl (n)
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brave (adj) bread (n) break (n & v)
• a break for lunch (n)
• Someone’s broken the window (v)
breakfast (n) bridge (n) bright (adj) brilliant (adj)
• I thought the film was brilliant!
bring (v) broken (adj) brother (n) brown (adj & n) brush (n & v) build (v) building (n) burger (n) bus (n) business (n) businessman (n) businesswoman (n)
bus station (n) bus stop (n) busy (adj) but (conj) butter (n) buy (v) by (prep) bye (exclam)
C cabinet (n) cafe/café (n) cafeteria (n) cake (n) calendar (n) call (n & v)
• I’ll call (phone) again later this afternoon
• He’s called John
• I’m waiting for a call from Anna
camel (n) camera (n) camp (v) camping (n) campsite (n) cap (n) capital (n) can (n & mv) candy (n) cannot (mv) car (n)
card (n)
• birthday card
• credit card career (n) careful (adj)
• Be careful! carefully (adv)
car park (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: parking lot)
carpet (n) carrot (n) carry (v) cartoon (n)
case (n) cash (n & v) castle (n)
cat (n) catch (v) cathedral (n) CD (n)
CD player (n) ceiling (n) cell phone (n)
cent (n)
centre/center (n)
centimetre/centimeter (cm) (n) century (n)
cereal (n)
certainly (not) (adv) chain (n)
chair (n) change (v & n) channel (n) chat (n) chatroom (n) cheap (adj) check (v) cheese (n) chef (n)
chemist (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: drugstore)
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child (n) chilli (n) chips (n pl)
• egg and chips chocolate (n) choose (v) cinema (n) circle (n) circus (n) city (n) class (n)
• a language class
• a first-class ticket classical (adj)
classmate (n) classroom (n) clean (adj & v) cleaner (n) clear (adj)
• It’s not clear to me clearly (adv)
clever (adj) click (n & v)
• click here to go to our website
climb (v) climbing (n) clock (n) close (adj & v) close to (prep phr) closed (adj) clothes (n pl) cloud (n) cloudy (adj) clown (n)
club (n)
• to join a club coach (n)
• a coach trip
• a tennis coach coat (n)
coffee (n) cola (n) cold (adj & n) colleague (n) collect (v) college (n) colour (n & v) comb (n) come (v)
comfortable (adj) comic (n)
company (n)
• What’s the name of your company?
competition (n) complete (v) computer (n) concert (n)
congratulations! (exclam) contact (n & v)
conversation (n) cook (n & v) cooker (n)
cookie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: biscuit)
cooking (n)
cool (adj & exclam)
• That’s a cool bike! (adj) copy (v)
corner (n)
• the corner of the street correct (adj)
cost (n & v) costume (n)
• I forgot my swimming costume
could (mv) country (n) countryside (n) course (n)
• a university course
• a main course
• of course (not) cousin (n)
cover (v) cow (n) crazy (adj) cream (adj & n) credit card (n) cricket (n) cross (n & v)
• Don’t cross the road here! (v) crossing (n)
• Use the crossing to cross the street
crowd (n) crowded (adj) cry (v)
• The baby’s crying cup (n)
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D dad (n)
daily (adj & adv) dance (n & v) dancer (n) dancing (n) danger (n) dangerous (adj) dark (adj) date (n)
• What’s the date today? daughter (n)
day (n) dead (adj) dear (adj)
• Dear Anne, decide (v) deep (adj) degree (n)
• The temperature’s 30 degrees today delay (n & v)
• There will be a delay of two hours (n)
• The flight is delayed (v) dentist (n)
department (n)
department store (n) describe (v)
desert (n)
desk (n) dessert (n) detail (n) diary (n) dictionary (n) die (v) difference (n) different (adj) difficult (adj) digital (adj) digital camera (n) dining room (n) dinner (n) dinosaur (n) diploma (n) dirty (adj) disco (n) discount (n) discuss (v) dish (n)
• Chicken and chips is my favourite dish
do (av & v) doctor (n) document (n) dog (n) doll (n) dollar (n) dolphin (n)
door (n) dot (n)
• dot com double (adj)
• a double room down (adv & prep) download (n & v)
• I downloaded the songs from the internet (v)
downstairs (adv) Dr (n)
draw (v) drawer (n) drawing (n) dream (n & v) dress (n & v) dressed (adj) drink (n & v) drive (v) driver (n)
driving licence (n)
drugstore (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chemist)
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E each (det & pron) ear (n)
early (adj & adv) earn (v)
earring (n) easily (adv) east (n, adj & adv) easy (adj)
eat (v) egg (n) electric (adj) electricity (n) elephant (n)
elevator (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: lift) else (adv)
• Anything else? email (n & v)
empty (adj) end (v & n) engine (n) engineer (n) enjoy (v)
enough (adv, det & pron) enter (v)
• Are you going to enter the poster competition?
• Please enter through the side door
entrance (n) envelope (n)
eraser (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: rubber)
especially (adv) euro (n) even (adv) evening (n) ever (adv) every (det) everybody (pron) everyone (pron) everything (pron) everywhere (adv) exactly (adv)
examination/exam (n)
example (n)
• Look at the example first
• for example excellent (adj) except (conj & prep) excited (adj)
exciting (adj) excuse (v)
• Excuse me! exercise (n & v) exhibition (n)
• art exhibition exit (n)
expensive (adj) explain (v) explore (v) explorer (n)
• This book’s about famous explorers
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F
face (n) fact (n) factory (n) fail (v) fair (adj)
• She has fair hair fall (n & v)
• in the fall (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: autumn)
• he fell and hurt his leg (v)
family (n) famous (adj) fan (n) fantastic (adj) far (adv)
• How far is the next garage? farm (n)
farmer (n) fashion (n) fast (adj & adv) fast food (n) fat (adj) father (n) favourite (adj) feel (v)
• to feel well festival (n) few (det & adj) field (n) file (n) fill (v) fill in (phr v)
• to fill in a form
film (n & v) final (adj) finally (adv) find (v)
find out (phr v) fine (adj)
• That’s fine!
• I’m fine, thank you • The weather is fine finger (n)
finish (v) fire (n)
first (adv & adj)
• First… then… (adv) • John came first (adv) • first prize (adj)
first name (n) fish (n & v) fishing (n) fit (adj) flat (n) flight (n) floor (n)
• The bedrooms are on the first floor
• Don’t leave your clothes on the floor
flower (n) fly (v) fog (n) foggy (adj) follow (v) food (n)
foot (n)
• my right foot football (n) footballer (n) for (prep) foreign (adj) forest (n) forget (v) fork (n)
• knife and fork form (n)
• Fill in this form free (adj & adv)
French fries (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: chips)
fresh (adj) • fresh fruit fridge (n) fried (adj) friend (n) friendly (adj) from (prep) front (n)
• in the front of the train • Stand in front of me fruit (n)
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G
game (n) garage (n) garden (n) garlic (n)
gas (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol)
gas station (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: petrol station)
gate (n) geography (n) get (v)
get fit (v) get off (phr v)
• to get off the bus get on (phr v)
• to get on the bus get up (phr v)
• to get up in the morning gift (n)
girl (n) girlfriend (n) give (v) glad (adj) glass (n) glasses (n pl)
glove (n) go (v) goal (n) gold (n & adj) golden (adj) golf (n) good (adj)
good afternoon (exclam) goodbye (exclam) good evening (exclam) good-looking (adj) good morning (exclam) good night (exclam) go out (phr v)
• Are you going out this evening?
grade (n) gram(me) (n) grandchild (n) grand(d)ad (n) granddaughter (n) grandfather (n) grandma (n) grandmother (n) grandpa (n)
grandparent (n) grandson (n) granny (n) grape (n) grass (n) great (adj) green (adj)
grey (adj & n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: gray)
grilled (adj)
grocery store (n) (Am Eng) group (n)
grow (v)
grow up (phr v) guess (v) guest (n)
guest-house (n) guide (n)
guidebook (n) guitar (n) guy (n)
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H
hair (n)
half (det, n & pron) half-price (adj) hall (n) hand (n) handbag (n) happen (v) happy (adj) hard (adj & adv)
• hard wood (adj)
• the homework was hard (adj)
• to work hard (adv)
hat (n) hate (v) have (av & v) have got to (mv) have to (mv) he (pron) head (n)
• My head hurts help (v)
her (det & pron) here (adv) hers (pron)
herself (pron) • by herself hey (exclam) hi (exclam) high (adj) hill (n) him (pron) himself (pron)
• by himself hip hop (n) his (det & pron) history (n) hit (v) hobby (n) hockey (n) hold (v) holiday (n) home (n & adv) homework (n) headache (n) headteacher (n) health (n) healthy (adj) hear (v) heart (n)
heating (n)
• Can you turn the heating on?
heavy (adj)
• a heavy blanket helicopter (n)
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I
I (pron) ice (n)
ice cream (n) ice skating (n) ID (n)
ID card (n) idea (n)
identification (n) if (conj)
ill (adj)
immediately (adv) important (adj) improve (v)
in (adv & prep) include (v) including (prep) indoor (adj) indoors (adv) information (n) in front of (prep phr) insect (n)
inside (adv & prep) instead (adv) instructions (n pl) instrument (n) interested (adj)
interesting (adj) international (adj) internet (n)
into (prep) invitation (n) invite (v) island (n) it (pron) IT (n) its (det) itself (pron)
J
jacket (n) jam (n)
• fruit jam jazz (n) jeans (n pl)
jewellery (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: jewelry)
job (n) join (v) journalist (n) journey (n) juice (n) jump (v) jumper (n)
just (adv)
• I’ve just seen Tom • Just a moment
K
keep (v)
• May I keep this? • Keep right! key (n)
keyboard (n)
• I play the keyboard in a band
• The keyboard for my computer is broken
kick (n & v)
kilogramme (kg) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: kilogram)
kilometre (km) (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: kilometer) kind (adj & n)
• That’s very kind of you
• What kind of book you want?
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L
lake (n) lamp (n) language (n)
laptop (computer) (n) large (adj)
last (adj & det) late (adv & adj)
• The train is going to be late (adj)
later (adv)
• I’ll see you later
latest (adj) laugh (v) lazy (adj) learn (v) least (adv)
• at least leather (n & adj) leave (v)
• The train leaves at 10 o’clock
• I left my bag in the cinema
• There isn’t any milk left
left (adj, adv & n) • Go to the left (n) • left hand (adj) • Turn left (adv) left-hand (adj) leg (n)
lemon (n) lemonade (n)
lend (v)
less (adj, det & pron) lesson (n)
let (v) letter (n) level (n)
• language level library (n)
licence (n)
driving licence lie down (phr v)
life (n) lift (n)
• Take the lift to the third floor
light (n & adj) like (adv, prep & v)
• What’s the weather like? (adv)
• It’s like an orange but bigger (prep)
• I’d like a drink (v)
line (n)
• draw a line • the next line lion (n)
list (n) listen (v)
litre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: liter) little (adj)
live (v)
living room (n) long (adj) look (v)
• You look happy • Don’t look now! look after (phr v) look at (phr v) look for (phr v) look out (phr v)
• Look out – it’s going to fall!
lorry (n) lose (v)
• We lost the game • I’ve lost my passport lost (adj)
lots / a lot (n)
• a lot of homework loud (adj)
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M machine (n) mad (adj) magazine (n) mail (n)
main course (n) make (v) make-up (n) man (n) manager (n) mango (n)
many (det & pron) map (n)
mark (n) market (n) married (adj) match (n)
• football match
maths/mathematics (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: math)
matter (n & v)
• It doesn’t matter (v)
• What’s the matter? (n) may (mv)
maybe (adv) me (pron) meal (n) mean (v) meat (n) mechanic (n) medicine (n) meet (v) meeting (n) melon (n) member (n)
• a member of a club memory (n)
menu (n) message (n)
metre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: meter)
midday (n) middle (n)
• in the middle midnight (n)
might (mv) mile (n) milk (n) million (n) mind (v)
• Do you mind if I close the window?
• I don’t mind if…
• Never mind
• Mind your head! mine (pron)
mineral water (n) minus (prep) minute (n) mirror (n) Miss (n) miss (v) missing (adj) mistake (n) mix (v)
mobile (phone) (n) model (n)
modern (adj) moment (n)
• Just a moment money (n)
monkey (n) month (n)
monthly (adj & adv) moon (n)
more (adj, adv, det & pron) morning (n)
most (adj, adv, det & pron) mother (n)
motorbike (n) motorway (n) mountain (n) mouse (n) mouth (n) move (v)
movie (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: film)
movie theater (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: cinema)
movie star (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: film star)
MP3 player (n) Mr (n)
Mrs (n) Ms (n)
much (adj, adv, det & pron) mug (n)
mum (n) museum (n) mushroom (n) music (n) musical (adj) musician (n) must (mv) my (det) myself (pron)
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N
name (n) national (adj) nationality (n) nature (n)
near (adv & prep) nearly (adv) neck (n) necklace (n) need (v) neighbour (n) net (n)
• I found a great website on the net
never (adv) new (adj) news (n) newspaper (n) next (adj & adv) next to (prep) nice (adj) night (n)
no (adv, det & pron) nobody (pron) noise (n) noisy (adj) noon (n)
no one (pron) normal (adj)
north (n, adj & adv) nose (n)
not (adv) note (n & v) notebook (n) nothing (pron) notice (n) now (adv) number (n) nurse (n)
O occupation (n) o'clock (adv) of (prep)
of course (not) (adv) off (adv)
offer (n & v) office (n) often (adv) oh (exclam) oil (n)
• car oil
• cooking oil OK/okay (exclam) old (adj)
omelette (n)
on (prep & adv)
once (adv)
• only once one (det & pron) onion (n)
online (adj & adv) only (adv & adj)
• I only wanted to help
• the only one open (adj & v) opera (n) opposite (prep) or (conj)
orange (adj & n) order (n)
other (det & pron) our (det)
ours (pron) ourselves (pron) out (adv)
outdoors (adv) out of (prep)
outside (prep & adv) over (prep & adv)
• over 60 people (adv)
• to travel all over the world (prep)
own (adj)
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P pack (v)
• pack a suitcase page (n)
pain (n) paint (v & n) painter (n) painting (n) pale (adj) pair (n)
• a pair of shoes paper (n & adj) pardon (exclam)
• Pardon? parent (n) park (n & v)
parking lot (n) (Am Eng) (Br Eng: car park)
part (n)
• the best part of the day partner (n)
party (n) pass (v)
• You pass the station on the left
• to pass a driving test passenger (n)
passport (n) past (prep) pasta (n) path (n) pay (v)
PC (personal computer) (n) pear (n)
pen (n) pence (n) pencil (n) pencil case (n) penfriend (n) penny (n)
people (n pl) pepper (n) per (prep) perfect (adj) perfume (n) perhaps (adv) person (n) pet (n) petrol (n)
petrol station (n) pharmacy (n) phone (v & n) photo(graph) (n) photographer (n) photography (n) physics (n) piano (n) pick up (phr v) picnic (n) picture (n) piece (n)
• a piece of cake pillow (n)
pilot (n) pink (adj) pity (n)
• What a pity! pizza (n)
place (n) plan (n & v) plane (n)
• The plane was late plant (n)
plastic (n & adj) plate (n) platform (n)
• Your train leaves from Platform
play (v & n)
• to play football (v)
• to play the guitar (v)
• a play at the theatre (n) player (n)
playground (n) pleasant (adj) please (v & exclam)
• I’m very pleased for you (v)
• Please be quiet! pleased (adj)
plus (prep) p.m (adv) pocket (n) point (v) police (n) police car (n) police officer (n) police station (n) polite (adj) pool (n)
• swimming pool poor (adj)
pop (n)
• pop music popular (adj) possible (adj) possibly (adv) post (v & n)
• to post a letter
• What’s in the post today? postcard (n)
poster (n) post office (n) potato (n) pound (£) (n)
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practise)
• football practice practise (v)
• You must practise if you want to play well
prefer (v) prepare (v) present (n)
a birthday present pretty (adj)
price (n) print (v) printer (n) prize (n) probably (adv) problem (n) program (n)
a computer program programme (n)
a TV programme
project (n)
• a school project pull (v)
pupil (n) purple (adj) purse (n) push (v) put (v) put on (phr v) puzzle (n)
Q quarter (n)
a quarter of an hour queen (n)
question (n)
quick (adj) quickly (adv) quiet (adj)
quite (adv)
• Are you quite sure?
• quite old quiz (n)
R rabbit (n)
race (n & v)
• a running race (n)
• She raced her brother to the bus stop (v)
racket (n)
• Can I borrow your tennis racket? radio (n)
railway (n) rain (n & v) raincoat (n) rap (n) read (v) reading (n) ready (adj)
• When will it be ready? real (adj)
really (adv) reason (n)
receipt (n) receive (v) receptionist (n) record (v) red (adj) refrigerator (n) remember (v) rent (v) repair (v) repeat (v) rest (n & v)
• to have a rest (n)
• ‘Try to rest’, the doctor said (v)
restaurant (n) return (n & v)
• my return from holiday (n)
• He returned home late (v)
• She returned her library books (v)
rice (n) rich (adj) ride (n & v)
right (n, adj & adv)
• He swam to the right (n)
• your right hand (adj)
• That’s the right answer (adj)
• Turn right here (adv) right hand (adj)
ring (n) river (n) road (n) roast (v & adj) rock (n)
• rock concert roof (n)
room (n)
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roundabout (n) rubber (n) rugby (n) ruler (n)
run (v) runner (n) running (n)
S sad (adj) safe (adj) sail (v) sailing (n) salad (n)
sale (n)
• for sale salt (n)
same (adj & pron)
• at the same time (adj)
• Your watch is the same as mine (pron)
sandwich (n) sauce (n) sausage (n) save (v)
• to save money
• to save time say (v)
scarf (n) school (n) schoolchild (n) science (n) scissors (n pl) scooter (n) screen (n) sea (n) seat (n)
second (adj, det & n) secretary (n)
see (v) sell (v) send (v)
sentence (n) serve (v) set (n)
several (det & pron) shall (mv)
shame (n)
• What a shame! shampoo (n & v) share (v)
she (pron) sheep (n) sheet (n)
• a bed sheet shelf (n)
ship (n) shirt (n) shoe (n) shop (n & v) shop assistant (n) shopping (n) short (adj)
• a short time shorts (n pl) should (mv) shout (v) show (v & n)
• Show me your photos (v)
• a film show (n) shower (n)
shut (v) sick (adj) side (n)
• this side of the room
sightseeing (n) sign (n)
silver (n & adj) simple (adj) since (prep) sing (v) singer (n) singing (n) single (adj) sink (n) sister (n) sit (v)
sit down (phr v) site (n)
sitting room (n) size (n)
skate (v) skateboard (n) skateboarding (n) skating (n)
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snowboard (n) snowboarding (n) so (conj & adv)
• So, I think it’s right (conj)
• He ate too much, so he felt ill (conj)
• He wanted to go but he didn’t say so (adv)
soap (n) soccer (n) sock (n) sofa (n) soft (adj) software (n)
some (det & pron) somebody (pron) someone (pron) something (pron) sometimes (adv) somewhere (adv) son (n)
song (n) soon (adv) sorry (adj)
• I’m sorry I’m late
• Sorry, I don’t understand that sort (n)
sound (v)
• That sounds nice soup (n)
south (n, adj & adv) space (n)
spare (adj) speak (v) speaker (n) special (adj) spell (v) spelling (n) spend (v) spoon (n)
sport (n)
sports centre (n) spring (n)
• I hate winter but I love spring square (n & adj)
stadium (n) staff (n) stage (n) stairs (n pl) stamp (n)
• Put a stamp on the envelope stand (v)
• She was standing at the bus stop
star (n & v) start (v) station (n) stay (v) steak (n) steal (v)
• Someone’s stolen my bag! still (adv)
stomach (n) stomach ache (n) stop (n & v) store (n) storm (n) story (n)
straight (adj & adv)
• a straight line (adj)
• Go straight on (adv) strange (adj)
• That’s a strange story! street (n)
strong (adj) student (n) studies (n pl)
study (v) subject (n)
• What’s your favourite subject at school?
• the subject of a talk such (det)
suddenly (adv) sugar (n) suit (n)
• He was wearing a grey suit suitcase (n)
summer (n) sun (n)
sunglasses (n pl) sunny (adj) supermarket (n) supper (n) suppose (v)
• I suppose so
• I suppose you’re right sure (adj)
• I’m (not) sure surf (v)
surfboard (n) surfing (n) surname (n) surprise (n) surprised (adj) sweater (n) sweet (n & adj) swim (v) swimming (n)
swimming costume (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: bathing suit)
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T table (n)
table tennis (n) take (v)
• I’ll take it to your room
• It takes three hours take off (phr v)
• She took off her shoes talk (n & v)
tall (adj) taxi (n) tea (n) teach (v) teacher (n) team (n) teenager (n) telephone (n & v) television (TV) (n) tell (v)
temperature (n)
• The temperature was below zero
tennis (n) tent (n) term (n) terrible (adj) test (n) text (n & v) textbook (n) text message (n) than (prep & conj) thank (v)
thanks (exclam) thank you (exclam) that (conj & pron) the (det)
theatre (n) (Br Eng) (Am Eng: theater)
their (det) theirs (pron) them (pron) themselves (pron) then (adv)
there (adv) these (det & pron) they (pron) thin (adj) thing (n) think (v) thirsty (adj) this (det & pron) those (det & pron) through (prep) throw (v)
thunderstorm (n) ticket (n)
tidy (adj & v) tidy up (v) tie (n) tiger (n) tights (n pl) till (prep) time (n) timetable (n) tired (adj) to (prep) toast (n) today (n & adv) toe (n)
together (adv) toilet (n) tomato (n)
tomorrow (n & adv) tonight (n & adv) too (adv)
tooth (n) toothbrush (n) top (n)
• the top of the page total (adj & n)
tour (n) tour guide (n) tourist (n)
tourist information centre (n) towel (n)
town (n) toy (n) traffic (n) traffic light (n) train (n) trainer (n)
• a pair of trainers tram (n)
travel (v) tree (n) trip (n) trouble (n) trousers (n pl) true (adj) try (v)
try on (phr v) T-shirt (n) turn (v) turn off (phr v)
• Turn the gas off turn on (phr v)
• Turn the heating on twice (adv)
type (n)
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U umbrella (n)
uncle (n) under (prep)
underground (n & adj) understand (v)
unfortunately (adj) unhappy (n)
uniform (n) university (n) until (prep) unusual (adj) up (prep & adv) upset (adj) upstairs (adv)
us (pron) use (v) useful (adj) usual (adj) usually (adv)
V v/versus (prep)
• Manchester United v Liverpool variety (n)
various (adj) vegetable (n)
very (adv)
video (n) video game (n) view (n) village (n) violin (n) visit (v)
visitor (n) vocabulary (n) volleyball (n)
W wait (v)
waiter (n) waitress (n) wake (v)
wake up (phr v) walk (v) walking (n) wall (n) wallet (n) want (v) warm (adj) wash (v)
washing machine (n) washing-up (n) wash up (phr v) watch (n & v) water (n)
way (n)
• Do it this way
• one-way street
• Is this the quickest way home?
we (pron) wear (v) weather (n) web (n) web page (n) website (n) week (n) weekday (n) weekend (n) weekly (adj & adv) welcome (adj & exclam)
• You’re welcome (adj)
• Welcome to London! (exclam)
well (adv & adj) well known (adj) west (n, adj & adv) wet (adj)
what (det & pron) wheel (n)
when (adv) where (adv) which (det & pron) while (conj) white (adj) who (pron) whole (adj & n)
ã the whole world (adj)
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why (adv) wide (adj) wife (n) wild (adj)
• wild animals will ('ll) (mv) win (v) wind (n) window (n) windsurfing (n) windy (adj)
winner (n) winter (n)
wish (n)
• Best wishes with (prep) without (prep) woman (n) wonderful (adj) wood (n) wooden (adj) wool (n) word (n) work (n & v) worker (n) world (n)
worried (adj) worry (v) worse (adj) worst (adj) would (mv) wow (exclam) write (v)
write down (phr v) writer (n)
writing (n) wrong (adj)
Y yeah (exclam) year (n) yellow (adj) yes (adv) yesterday (adv)
yet (adv)
• Has he arrived yet? yoghurt (n)
you (pron) young (adj)
your (det) yours (pron) yourself (pron)
Z
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Appendix 1
Word sets
In addition to the words in the alphabetical list, KET and KET for Schools candidates are expected to know:
Cardinal numbers
one, two, three, etc to one thousand
Ordinal numbers
first, second, third, fourth, etc to thirty-first
Days of the week
Monday, Tuesday, etc
Months of the year
January, February, etc
Seasons of the year
spring, summer, autumn, winter
Countries, languages and nationalities
English-speaking countries and others, for example Brazil/Brazilian, Canada/Canadian, China/Chinese, France/French, Ireland/Irish, India/Indian, Italy/Italian, Spain/Spanish, etc
Continents
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Appendix 2
Topic Lists
Appliances
camera DVD (player) laptop telephone CD (player) electric lights television / TV cell phone electricity mobile (phone) video
clock fridge MP3 player washing machine computer gas PC
cooker heating phone digital camera lamp radio
Clothes and Accessories
bag fashion raincoat tights bathing suit glasses ring trainers belt glove scarf trousers blouse handbag shirt try on (v)
boot hat shoes T-shirt bracelet jacket shorts umbrella cap jeans skirt uniform chain jewellery / jewelry suit wallet clothes jumper sunglasses watch coat kit sweater wear (v)
costume (swimming) dress
earring
necklace pocket purse
swimming costume swimsuit tie
Colours
black golden orange red blue green pale white brown grey pink yellow dark light purple
Communication and Technology
address digital laptop (computer) screen at / @ digital camera mobile (phone) software by post dot mouse talk call (v)
camera
download (n & v)
DVD (player)
MP3 player net
telephone text (n & v)
CD (player) cell phone
email (n & v)
envelope
online PC
video web chat file photograph web page click (v) information photography website computer internet phone
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Documents and Texts
ad / advertisement diary magazine passport article diploma menu postcard bill email message project book
card
form letter
newspaper note
text (n & v)
textbook comic licence notebook ticket
Education
advanced course lesson ruler beginner desk level school biology dictionary library science blackboard
board
diploma eraser
mark
maths/mathematics
student studies book
bookshelf chemistry class classmate classroom clever coach college
exam(ination) geography history homework information instructions know language learn
note physics practice (n)
practise (v)
project pupil read remember rubber
study (v)
subject teach teacher term test (n)
university
Entertainment and Media
act draw magazine practise (v)
actor drawing MP3 player programme adventure
advertisement
disco drum
museum music
project radio art
article
DVD (player) exhibition
musician news
read (v)
rock (concert) board game festival newspaper screen (n)
book film (n & v) opera show (n)
card fun paint (v) sing cartoon go out painter singer CD (player) group photograph song
chess guitar photographer television / TV cinema hip hop photography theatre
classical (music) instrument piano ticket
competition keyboard picture video (game) concert laugh play (n) watch (v)
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Family and Friends
aunt girl group mum(my) boy grandchild guest neighbour brother grand(d)ad guy parent child
cousin
granddaughter grandfather
husband love (n & v)
pen-friend sister dad(dy)
daughter family father friend friendly
grandma grandmother grandpa grandparent grandson granny
married Miss mother Mr Mrs Ms
son surname teenager uncle wife
Food and Drink
apple chocolate ice plate bake coffee ice cream potato banana cola jam rice
barbecue cook (n & v) juice roast (v & adj)
biscuit cooker kitchen salad boil cream knife salt boiled cup lemon sandwich bottle curry lemonade sauce bowl cut (n) lunch sausage box dessert main course slice (n)
bread dinner meal snack (n)
break (n) dish (n) meat soup breakfast drink melon steak burger eat menu sugar
butter egg milk sweet (n & adj)
cafe/café fish mineral water tea cafeteria food mushroom thirsty cake fork oil toast can (n) fridge omelette tomato candy fried onion vegetable carrot fruit orange waiter cereal garlic pasta waitress cheese glass pear wash up chef grape pepper yog(h)urt chicken
chilli chips
grilled honey hungry
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Health, Medicine and Exercise
accident ambulance appointment arm
cut (v)
danger dangerous dead
foot hair hand head
pain problem rest (n)
run baby dentist health sick back
bandage
die doctor
hear (v)
heart
soap stomach blood Dr hospital stomach ache body ear hurt (v) swim
brain exercise ill temperature break (v) eye leg tired
check (v) face lie down tooth chemist fall (v) medicine toothache clean (adj & v) feel (v) neck toothbrush cold (n) finger nose walk comb (n) fit nurse well (adj) Hobbies and Leisure
barbecue CD (player) guitar musician beach club hobby paint (n & v)
bicycle bike
collect (v)
computer
holidays join
park party book
camera camp camping campsite
dance (n & v)
draw DVD (player) festival go out
magazine member MP3 player museum music
photograph (n & v)
picnic quiz
tent video game
House and Home
address computer garage refrigerator apartment cooker garden roof
armchair cupboard gas room bath(tub) curtain gate safe (adj)
bathroom desk hall shelf bed dining room heating shower bedroom door home sink
blanket downstairs house sitting room bookcase
bookshelf bowl
drawer DVD (player) entrance
key kitchen lamp
sofa stay (v)
toilet box flat (n) light towel carpet floor live (v)
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Measurements
centimetre / centimeter hour minute week day kilo(gram[me])/kg moment year degree
gram(me)
kilometre/km/kilometer litre / liter
quarter second half metre / meter temperature
Personal Feelings, Opinions and Experiences (adjectives)
able afraid alone amazing angry bad beautiful better
difficult excellent famous fast favourite fine free friendly
kind lovely lucky married modern nice noisy old
soft sorry special strange strong sure sweet tall big funny pleasant terrible bored good poor tired boring great pretty unhappy brave happy quick useful brilliant hard quiet well busy heavy ready worried careful high real wrong clear hungry rich young clever important right
cool interested slow different interesting small
Places: Buildings
apartment (building) college hospital school bank
block bookshop
department store disco
elevator
hotel house library
shop sports centre stadium bookstore entrance lift supermarket building exit museum swimming pool cafe/café factory office theatre
cafeteria flat pharmacy university castle garage police station
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Places: Countryside
area forest path sky beach hill railway village campsite island rainforest wood farm lake river
field mountain sea
Places: Town and City
airport city centre petrol station station bridge
bus station
corner market
playground road
street town
bus stop motorway roundabout underground car park park square zoo
Services
bank doctor petrol station theatre
cafe / café garage post office tourist information cafeteria hotel restaurant
cinema library sports centre dentist museum swimming pool
Shopping
ad / advertisement cheque expensive shop
assistant close (v) for sale shop assistant bill closed open (v & adj) shopper bookshop
buy (v)
cost (n & v)
credit card
pay (for) penny
shopping spend cash (n & v)
cent
change (n & v)
cheap
customer
department store dollar euro
pound price receipt rent
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Sport
ball football riding swimming
badminton football player rugby swimming costume baseball game run (v) swimming pool basketball goal sailing swimsuit bat golf sea table tennis bathing suit hockey skate (v) team beach kit skateboard (n) tennis bicycle luck ski (v) tennis player bike member skiing throw (v)
boat play (v) snowboard (n) ticket catch (v)
climb (v)
player pool (n)
snowboarding soccer
tired trainers club
coach (n)
competition cricket cycling enter (a competition) fishing
practice (n)
practise (v)
prize race (n & v)
racket rest (n & v)
ride (n & v)
sport(s) sports centre stadium surf surfboard surfboarding swim
v / versus volleyball walk (v)
watch (v)
win (v)
windsurfing winner
The Natural World
air fire moon spring autumn flower mountain star beach forest north summer bee grass plant tree country grow rabbit water countryside
desert east
hill hot ice
river sea sky
west winter wood explorer
field
island lake
south space
wool world
Time
afternoon evening morning tonight a.m./p.m half (past) night week appointment holidays noon weekday autumn hour o’clock weekend birthday January - December past weekly calendar meeting quarter (past/to) winter century
clock
midnight minute
second spring
working hours year
daily moment summer yesterday date Monday - Sunday time
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Travel and Transport
(aero)/(air)plane explorer park (v) street airport far passenger suitcase ambulance flight passport taxi backpack fly petrol ticket boat garage petrol station tour (n)
bridge helicopter pilot tour guide bus journey platform tourist
bus station leave railway tourist information centre bus stop
car
left light
repair (v)
return (n & v)
traffic traffic light case luggage ride tram coach machine right travel country map road trip delay (n & v) mechanic roundabout tyre
delayed mirror sailing underground (n)
drive miss (v) seat visit driver motorbike ship visitor driving/driver’s licence motorway station way (n)
engine move stop wheel engineer oil straight on window
Weather
cloud hot sun wet cloudy ice sunny wind cold rain thunderstorm windy fog snow warm
foggy storm weather
Work and Jobs
actor diploma journalist secretary artist doctor king shop assistant boss Dr letter shopper break (n)
business
driver earn
manager mechanic
singer staff businessman
businesswoman
email (n & v)
engineer
meeting message
student teacher chemist explorer musician tennis player cleaner factory nurse tour guide coach (n) farm occupation uniform
company farmer office waiter/ waitress computer footballer painter work
cook (n & v) football player photographer worker customer guest pilot writer dentist guide police officer
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